Dept. of Romance Languages & Literatures

Awards and Recognitions

romance languages and literatures

Sarah Beckjord

was awarded an 80% Sabbatical Grant for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Kathy Lee

won a Teaching, Advising, and Mentoring Expense (TAME) Grant for 2009-2010.

Franco Mormando

received a Faculty Fellowship for Fall 2009.

Matilda Bruckner

was appointed to the Editorial Board of H-France. 2009.

Ourida Mostefai

was inducted as Chevalier (Knight) in the Ordre des Palmes Académiques on January 29th 2009.

Ourida Mostefai

received a Boston College Research Incentive Grant, Spring 2009.

Elizabeth Rhodes

was inducted as an honorary member of the BC chapter of the Golden Key International Honor Society.

Debbie Rusch

received an Academic technology Innovation Grant from Boston College. 2009.


2008

Ourida Mostefai

was awarded a Boston College Research Expense Grant, Winter-Spring 2008.

Ernesto Livon-Grosman

received an Academic Technology Innovation Grant from Boston College. 2008.

Ernesto Livon-Grosman

his film, Cartoneros won the National City 2007 Tulipanes Film Award for "Best Educational Film," the "Best Green Film" award at the 2008 Connecticut Film Festival, and special mention at the 2008 International Film and Human Rights Festival in Buenos Aires.

Ernesto Livon-Grosman

the XUL digital website, content, direction and development by Livon-Grosman, is the digitized edition of the journal XUL: Old and New Sign.


2007

Ourida Mostefai

was the Boston College Faculty Lecturer during the Boston College Alumni Association Trip to Dordogne, France, in April 2007.

Elizabeth Rhodes

received the Teaching with New Media Award, 2006-2007, "For Excellence in Teaching with Technology."


2006

Emerita Rebecca Valette

and her husband Jean-Paul are profiled in the Boston Sunday Globe, December 17, 2006.

Andrea Javel

received the Outstanding Faculty Award from Learning Resources for Student Athletes. She also received the Teaching with New Media Award, 2005-2006, "For Excellence in Teaching with Technology."

Harry Rosser

an elected member of the Executive Council of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, helped organize the well-attended, annual conference that took place in Salamanca, Spain, Summer 2006.


2005

Franco Mormando

was inducted by the President of the Republic of Italy into the honorary "Ordine della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana," with the title of "Cavaliere" (Knight), October 12, 2005. Photos